Life is like a box of... letters?
Bacon's Jakob Marky takes cues from everyone's favourite Gump to tell the history of Norway for the Norwegian Postal Service's 375 anniversary.
TAKT offers absurd thanks
Bine Bach creates a sumptuously surreal film filled with salutes to sustainability.
Game, set and snack
Edita Confectionery Industries, manufacturers of the beloved American snack cake in Egypt, releases a fun tennis-themed spot to launch a design challenge.
Sensitive flowers
Food-growing charity Mindfood releases a charming film about a chatty pot plant who reveals how green fingers can battle the blues.
Outsider insight
Director Varun Chopra has crafted an arresting film profiling four ‘misfits’ in Mumbai as they battle prejudice and exclusion.
Schwimming in the shadows
David Schwimmer reveals himself as a master of disguise in this funny continuation of TSB's Life Made More campaign from McCann London.
Sliding Fawrys
Director Sherif Mounir presents the vastly different experiences of a man who does/does not use the nifty payment application.
Alice in Gunderland
BBH London and MJZ's Matthijs Van Heijningen create a blockbusting spot for Samsung's ‘next generation’ mobile processor.
Life is like a box of... letters?
Bacon's Jakob Marky takes cues from everyone's favourite Gump to tell the history of Norway for the Norwegian Postal Service's 375 anniversary.
TAKT offers absurd thanks
Bine Bach creates a sumptuously surreal film filled with salutes to sustainability.
Game, set and snack
Edita Confectionery Industries, manufacturers of the beloved American snack cake in Egypt, releases a fun tennis-themed spot to launch a design challenge.
Sensitive flowers
Food-growing charity Mindfood releases a charming film about a chatty pot plant who reveals how green fingers can battle the blues.
Outsider insight
Director Varun Chopra has crafted an arresting film profiling four ‘misfits’ in Mumbai as they battle prejudice and exclusion.
Schwimming in the shadows
David Schwimmer reveals himself as a master of disguise in this funny continuation of TSB's Life Made More campaign from McCann London.
Sliding Fawrys
Director Sherif Mounir presents the vastly different experiences of a man who does/does not use the nifty payment application.
Alice in Gunderland
BBH London and MJZ's Matthijs Van Heijningen create a blockbusting spot for Samsung's ‘next generation’ mobile processor.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
SurvivingSuicide:Whysoundisthebestmediumtotellthisimportantstory
Advertising creative Thomas Worthington talks about the creation of the podcast series about his journey through the mental health system.
How to run a marathon blind and have the world see
Ogilvy Paris business partner Thibault Loué's chance encounter with a visually impaired person who couldn't find his way around the Parisian Metro led to an ambitious project, undertaken with director Cédric Dubourg, in which he set to run the Paris Marathon... blindfolded.
How to crack animating with ice
NOMINT director Yannis Konstantinidis talks us through the process behind his painstaking shoot for the WWF, which saw him spend an entire year shooting frozen stop-motion.
How to fly a drone through a bunch of bears
Following his incredible bowling alley-navigating drone-shot vid Right Up Our Alley, director Jay Christensen was inundated with requests to appear on his flight path. We caught up with him to find out why a house party full of teddies, for DJs Picard Brothers, was the obvious route.
How to get a lesson in DE&I from Trevor Noah
In an intimate, revealing 20-minute conversation, The Daily Show presenter shares with Expensify his views on race, equity and inclusion. We asked Jason Bagley, ECD at agency Alto, how it all came about.
Machine appoints Brice Cagan as Head of Music
An accomplished composer, Cagan arrives at the company's London studios with a decade of experience in the US and UK.
RadicalMedia races ahead with sportscar
The visual art studio and directing trio join for representation in the UK and Germany.
Moxie Pictures signs Peter Harton
The Danish filmmaker joins for exclusive commercial representation in the UK and US.
Young Director Award announces 2022 jury chair
The YDA has announced that Anna Hashmi, Founder and Executive Producer of The Corner Shop, will be the jury Chairwoman for the 2022 competition.
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- MAPP joins Snapper Films
- Josh Sondock joins KODE
- Sander&Koot promote nappies in Norway
- Spiritualized release new music video for Crazy
- Riff Raff Films releases new music video for Fontaines D.C.
- Soup Film and Digitas Pixelpark offer a new stance on VISA
- electriclimefilms and Craft Worldwide collaborate on Mastercard spot
- Big O Tires turn reviews into serenades
- Armoury's Parkdean adventure
Machine appoints Brice Cagan as Head of Music
An accomplished composer, Cagan arrives at the company's London studios with a decade of experience in the US and UK.
RadicalMedia races ahead with sportscar
The visual art studio and directing trio join for representation in the UK and Germany.
Moxie Pictures signs Peter Harton
The Danish filmmaker joins for exclusive commercial representation in the UK and US.
Young Director Award announces 2022 jury chair
The YDA has announced that Anna Hashmi, Founder and Executive Producer of The Corner Shop, will be the jury Chairwoman for the 2022 competition.
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The Way I See It: Phil Lee
Now creative director at BAFTA and Emmy-nominated creative community, Untold Studios, Phil was previously video commissioner at XL Recordings, where he spent 21 years helping to create award-winning visuals for stars including Adele, Radiohead, M.I.A and FKA Twigs. Here he shares his thoughts on litter, long service and living in the moment.
YDA winner Vincent Gibaud on his animated award winner
In the last of our focusses on 2021's YDA winners, Vincent Gibaud discusses his Gold Screen win in the Animation category for his haunting short, Two Nightmares in My Story, for Face à l’Inceste.
YDA-winner Christian Schilling on visualising the power of friendship
Christian Schilling's spec spot for Duracell picked up a gold trophy at the YDA 2021. Here he discusses how his mother's music box, a dip in a white-water river and – possibly – Forrest Gump all contributed to the making of his epic film.
On My Radar: Charles Todd
Scheme Engine director Charles Todd cites the ads the films and the people that have influenced him, as he reveals what's on his creative radar.
Kristyna Archer: A Few of My Favourite Things
Odelay Films interdisciplinary artist Kristyna Archer talks us through a few items that keeps her work across film, photography, and design creatively inspired, including a tome of joy and a ream of toilet paper.
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